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# dollar

noun (dollar, dollars)

«dollar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dollar is a unit of money used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries. A dollar is 100 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#m1)
2. A dollar is a coin or note worth one dollar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#m2)

### In the lessons

the unit of money: prices, savings, spending, earning; «spent» takes away, «earned» adds; the sign is $; phrases: «a dollar», «N dollars each», «a dollar an hour», «dollar bill», «$5»

### Examples

- A book costs 6 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x1)
- She had 20 dollars and spent 8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x2)
- He earns 5 dollars an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x3)
- How many dollars did they spend in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x4)
- A dollar is 100 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x5)
- I found a dollar coin in my pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x6)
- The tickets cost $4 each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x7)
- She saved 2 dollars a week for 10 weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/#x8)

### Note

«A dollar is 100 cents.» A unit of money, not a thing counted. «spent» takes away, «earned» adds; «each costs N dollars» is a rate (price). Trap: «$» before a number means dollars too: $5 is said «five dollars». Write «$5», not «5$».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dollar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dollar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dollar.html) on Mova free.